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Nate

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  • Information Desk Archive Re: Next Open-Mic Session: August 8th (click for times)

    On August 8th, YWS will be holding another open-mic session! That means poetry readings, flash fiction shout-a-thons, and more indie music. The times are below. What can you contribute? You ...

    Jul 27, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: July 2010 Review Day Review (aka, The Damage)

    From 12:01 am GMT to 11:59 pm GMT July 25th, 2010, YWS held its third ever Review Day. The goal: 538 reviews in 24 hours on 6 continents. Did we ...

    Jul 27, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Review Day July 2010 Check-In Thread

    547 reviews is the final count; nine more than the goal and ten more than last time around. 561 reviews total once you include Art / Photography. Absolutely incredible. I'll ...

    Jul 26, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Clan Claw

    I liked the story, and it's well-written but needs polishing up. Firstly, the back and forth between the future and present didn't really work. It's very disjointed, and just interrupts ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Cigarette Smoke

    This reminds me of one of my Great Aunts when I was younger. She used to smoke all the time, and as a kid, I always suppressed the urge to ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Review Day July 2010 Check-In Thread

    Only 70 reviews left!

    Jul 25, 2010
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Chocolate: A Story of Friendship (contest entry)

    You have a good, clear writing style and I didn't notice any grammatical errors so it's clear you have taken time in developing this piece. However, the story is also ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Review Day July 2010 Check-In Thread

    Well, in the space of minutes, the weather outside went from sunny to tornado warning. So, I have no power or phones right now (I'm on my android phone right ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: The last of Krash

    Heh, there's a lot that's wrong with this story ZYLF! But that's okay; it's the same with all of us. Firstly though, please watch your grammar even in normal posts! ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: Croaking

    Heh, I found this piece amusing. It doesn't really look like you're looking for an in-depth review, but you do need to proofread your work more. There were a lot ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Lyrics Re: Don't count on me

    Hey there tamtam, When writing a poem or lyrics, you don't need to rhyme the lines. Getting rhyming right is extremely tricky, and something that not even the best poets ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Review Day July 2010 Check-In Thread

    Crikey Jack. I don't know how you do it. I don't know how any of you do it; I feel like crashing after just 4 reviews! We've got 200 reviews ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Through my eyes

    I have to agree with Firestarter. If this person really causes you to feel this way, then why resort to time-worn cliches and trite phrases? You need to speak as ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Countdown

    Good experiment, but not quite right. As smaur pointed out, part of the problem is the text in between the stars. The problem is that they're mostly adjectives with no ...

    Jul 25, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Project Kratos *EDITED* 16+ for swearing/violence

    Aye, I was confused too. Is this a replacement chapter, or a continuation from the previous? In any case, on the formatting not staying, it's because the post box on ...

    Jul 25, 2010


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